MK Cars-Themed Attractions at Magic Kingdom

[Disgruntled Walt]

OMG! This is the best idea ever. Drive by other cars "On the Open Road", then Lester Possum's Park, next you see Bigfoot in the woods, and then end at Powerline's concert. Yessssssssssssssss!!!!!!!!!!!

Provided it's moved behind the current Rivers of America, I'm on board.

 

[JoeCamel]

Is it too late to turn this into a cross-Country road trip attraction featuring Goofy and his son Max?

They will start posting vids of their multiple trips to Detroit and take a deep delve into the varied and rich history of The Motor City any day now

 

[DreamfinderGuy]

Honestly not sure which is sadder at this point, the fact that Magic Kingdom is going to suffer irreparable damage, or the fact that this thread became over 500 pages long in the span of less than a year and whenever I pop into it it’s always full of the exact same bickering

 

[Agent H]

Is it too late to turn this into a cross-Country road trip attraction featuring Goofy and his son Max?

I still prefer a rock and roller coaster retheme for a goofy movie.

 

[nickys]

I guess Toy Story Land is a true expansion. its fine. I like Slinky when I can get on it.

Agreed, Streetmosphere Characters was a big loss

TSL and GE are both replacements.

They destroyed the Backlot Tour, Streets of America and the Cars, Motors, Action stunt show and arena for them. I miss all of it, as much as I enjoyed Galaxy’s Edge. TSL is a wasted opportunity.

 

[lentesta]

I disagree that galaxies edge is unpopular for that reason but I wonder what it’s overall guest satisfaction rating is so I’m paging @lentesta .

We don't rate the land itself, unfortunately.

Here's the relative ratings of the top Disney and Universal rides in the US:

1. Radiator Springs Racers
2. Rise of the Resistance (both versions)
3. Flight of Passage
4. Guardians: Cosmic Rewind
5. Hagrid's Magical Creatures Motorbike Adventure
6. VelociCoaster

The major differences in ratings are with preschoolers and seniors.

 

[aladdin2007]

Honestly not sure which is sadder at this point, the fact that Magic Kingdom is going to suffer irreparable damage, or the fact that this thread became over 500 pages long in the span of less than a year and whenever I pop into it it’s always full of the exact same bickering

 

[BrianLo]

We don't rate the land itself, unfortunately.

Here's the relative ratings of the top Disney and Universal rides in the US:

1. Radiator Springs Racers
2. Rise of the Resistance (both versions)
3. Flight of Passage
4. Guardians: Cosmic Rewind
5. Hagrid's Magical Creatures Motorbike Adventure
6. VelociCoaster

The major differences in ratings are with preschoolers and seniors.

Out of curiosity, what rounds at the top ten?

Guessing Safari, Everest, TSMM and… Tiana, Soaring, Forbidden Journey?

 

[Bocabear]

I would think at this point TSMM isn't even on the list... I think the novelty wore off....

 

[Haymarket2008]

Meanwhile - in Paris - we are getting enhancements to the Rivers as part of their big renovation of Big Thunder Mountain



It’s so crazy how this company can be so inconsistent and disconnected in their actions.

Absolutely devastating to see this. Marc Davis concepts revived and also simultaneously destroyed elsewhere? Woof.

 

[lentesta]

Everest is up there along with FOTLK. So's TSM in DHS and Runaway Railway. Remy's up there.

Below those it seems like it's a tradeoff in ratings between one group and another.

For example, suppose every group but pre-schoolers and seniors give Ride A and Ride B an average of 4.5 stars.

And then for rides A and B, the pre-school and senior ratings are the same, but switched.

Which one is rated higher?

We could just use the absolute number of surveys to figure out the numbers. Or we could say that the opinion of seniors, as adults with experience and taste, are more reliable than for pre-schoolers.

 

[MisterPenguin]

TSL and GE are both replacements.

They destroyed the Backlot Tour, Streets of America and the Cars, Motors, Action stunt show and arena for them. I miss all of it, as much as I enjoyed Galaxy’s Edge. TSL is a wasted opportunity.

Streets of America was just... scenery. You got three times as much between SWL and GE.

You mention the two attractions that got replaced.

You failed to mention they were replaced by *four* attractions.

TSL and GE also took over BoH area. The footprint for guests *expanded* and the number of attractions *expanded*.

 

[TrainsOfDisney]

You mention the two attractions that got replaced.

You failed to mention they were replaced by *four* attractions.

Backlot tour
Honey I shrunk
Theatre
Stunt Show

That’s 4 attractions and of course Osbourne lights was also an attraction for a portion of each year.

nothing needed to be destroyed for Toy Story land.

So galaxies edge was a trade for all 4.

Rise next to star tours and keep Jedi training would have been a win win for the park

 

[MisterPenguin]

Backlot tour
Honey I shrunk
Theatre
Stunt Show

That’s 4 attractions and of course Osbourne lights was also an attraction for a portion of each year.

nothing needed to be destroyed for Toy Story land.

So galaxies edge was a trade for all 4.

Rise next to star tours and keep Jedi training would have been a win win for the park

The two lands still expanded the parks' footprint.

And added four food serves, and a bar. And hand-held interactive games. And shops.

And a lot more character interaction.

And *rides* over attractions. I was being generous when using "attraction" for the comparison since what was there before weren't rides.

Unless you're OK with flex theaters, faux scenery, and a play area someday replacing some rides since you regard them as equivalent?

 

[Centauri Space Station]

Backlot tour
Honey I shrunk
Theatre
Stunt Show

That’s 4 attractions and of course Osbourne lights was also an attraction for a portion of each year.

nothing needed to be destroyed for Toy Story land.

So galaxies edge was a trade for all 4.

Rise next to star tours and keep Jedi training would have been a win win for the park

A playground wasn’t a ride and the theatre closed years earlier

 

[TrainsOfDisney]

Unless you're OK with flex theaters, faux scenery, and a play area someday replacing some rides since you regard them as equivalent?

I think a good play area is the equivalent of a spinner.

But ideally we would have gotten both - that’s kind of the argument here haha.

 

[nickys]

Streets of America was just... scenery. You got three times as much between SWL and GE.

You mention the two attractions that got replaced.

You failed to mention they were replaced by *four* attractions.

TSL and GE also took over BoH area. The footprint for guests *expanded* and the number of attractions *expanded*.

SoA used to be used. It’s fine to not count it as an attraction, but it was a reminder of the Studio part of the park’s name.
The giant Coke “fountains n” was another fun thing that got removed. Something that little kids loved, that didn’t require waiting in a queue to ride.

And we also lost Jedi Training and March of the First Order when GE opened. Not because the space was needed but because they “didn’t fit” the story. IMO for no good reason. Kids loved Jedi Training, it was a rite of passage for some (youngest had to wait until his 2nd trip to be able to do it).

So they basically got rid of a bunch of stuff primarily aimed at young kids.

TSL is but all it has are 2 rides. No playground , no little diversions for them.

Disney parks used to be about more than just rides but not so much anymore.
DHS has nowhere for kids to play. MK is following suit, although there’s still the Dumbo play area and up by FL station.
AK has lost the boneyard.
How long before the trains and jumping fountains at Epcot get removed?

 

[𝐌𝖆𝖓 𝖎𝖓 𝐖𝖊𝖇]

SoA used to be used. It’s fine to not count it as an attraction, but it was a reminder of the Studio part of the park’s name.
The giant Coke “fountains n” was another fun thing that got removed. Something that little kids loved, that didn’t require waiting in a queue to ride.

And we also lost Jedi Training and March of the First Order when GE opened. Not because the space was needed but because they “didn’t fit” the story. IMO for no good reason. Kids loved Jedi Training, it was a rite of passage for some (youngest had to wait until his 2nd trip to be able to do it).

So they basically got rid of a bunch of stuff primarily aimed at young kids.

TSL is but all it has are 2 rides. No playground , no little diversions for them.

Disney parks used to be about more than just rides but not so much anymore.
DHS has nowhere for kids to play. MK is following suit, although there’s still the Dumbo play area and up by FL station.
AK has lost the boneyard.
How long before the trains and jumping fountains at Epcot get removed?

All the more reason why I'd wish they'd build a Gravity Falls themed walk-through Mystery Shack attraction and play area in Frontierland to make up for the loss of Splash Mountain's play structure and the greater loss of TSI. Would be a good IP to bridge Old West with Cars' Pacific Northwest. But...

 

[solidyne]

[...] we could say that the opinion of seniors, as adults with experience and taste

Music to my ears!

are more reliable than for pre-schoolers.

Oh.

 

[EricsBiscuit]

One thing that would have made the removal of the Liberty Belle less egregious is if they still had real steamboats on the Seven Seas Lagoon. That would lessen the sting a bit.